This hour, we feature stories and sounds from the West African country of Nigeria.
First, WSHU reporter Ebong Udoma checks in from Abuja, Nigeria, where he's helped launch a brand new multimedia project called . When completed, Gotel Africa will become the continent's first-ever pan-African news service. We learn more about it.
We also talk to a local author and photographer whose new book, , paints an intimate portrait of Nigerian life and identity. And later, Afropop Worldwide鈥檚 Banning Eyre tells us about the vibrant music scene in Lagos, Nigeria.
GUESTS:
- Ebong Udoma - ; he is currently working on a new multimedia project called Gotel Africa
- Ifeanyi Awachie - Curator of Yale's ; author and photographer behind the new book
- Banning Eyre - Senior editor and producer of
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John Dankosky and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
